Organizers reap Rp 8.06b from AFF Cup matches

Indonesia's local organizing committee has reaped Rp 8.06 billion in revenue from ASEAN Football Federation Cup Group A ticket sales, on the back of strong attendance numbers.

The committee stated that 35,000 tickets were sold for the Indonesia-Malaysia match, which ended 5-1. That number rose to 50,000 and 65,000 in the next matches, in which Indonesia beat Laos 6-0 and Thailand 2-1.

The Indonesian committee chairman, Joko Driyono, said his committee had not calculated the total cost of organizing the matches.

“We will finish calculating the total spending today. We hope that the revenue is higher than the expenses,” he said as quoted by Tribunnews news portal on Thursday.

Joko said the committee planned to raise ticket prices for the quarterfinal matches.

However, he added, the plan was still being discussed with the AFF Cup organizers and commercial partners, he said.

AFF Cup 2010 fixtures

Quarterfinals

Dec. 15
Malaysia vs Vietnam

Dec. 16
Philippines vs Indonesia (away)

Dec. 18

Vietnam vs Malaysia

Dec. 19

Indonesia vs Philippines (home)

Semifinals

Dec. 26

Winner of quarterfinal match 1 (Malaysia vs Vietnam) vs winner of quarterfinal match 2 ( Philippines vs Indonesia) (home)

Dec. 29

Winner of quarterfinal match 1 (Malaysia vs Vietnam) vs Winner of quarterfinal match 2 ( Philippines vs Indonesia) (away)